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COMMENTARY

MSU students should also think of supreme court at polls this year

Members of the MSU community should vote to re-elect Michigan Supreme Court Chief Justice Cliff Taylor this November. With most of the attention focused on the presidential election, few people will notice this important, nonpartisan position. However, voting for this “down ballot” office still is very important.

COMMENTARY

Sharia courts single out British Muslim community

During the past half century, the Western world has, for the most part, prided itself on its acceptance of foreigners coming to its shores and respective cultures. The United States has gone so far as to declare itself a melting pot, where its immigrants’ cultures have a chance to meld and blend.

COMMENTARY

Stop dreading end of the world

Last week, much of the world was on its feet worrying that the human race was going to get sucked up by black holes created by the Large Hadron Collider, or LHC. The next day, billions of people woke up relieved we were still here.

COMMENTARY

Black community still questions the impact of Obama's nomination

Just a few months ago, both black and white people were questioning Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama’s “blackness.” That is to say, black people wanted to know if he was going to help black people and white people wanted to know if he was going to help black people exclusively.

VOLLEYBALL

MSU volleyball overcomes threat from Oakland

The MSU volleyball team struggled to extend its winning streak Tuesday night with a 3-1 defeat of Oakland. After a slow start, the team dominated the first set, rallying from a 7-7 tie early on to win the set 25-15.

NEWS

Water works

Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama unveiled a plan Tuesday to provide $5 billion in federal funding to protect and restore the Great Lakes. The plan would be funded by money saved from reducing tax breaks for oil companies and would only be enacted if he’s elected.

FEATURES

Ukai great for those special occasions

Once you spend three hours at Ukai Hibachi Grill and Sushi Bar reporting and being objective — all while smelling the wonderful scent of steaming soy sauce and grilling steak — you have no choice but to go back and eat there.

FEATURES

Sizzling grill skills

At about 6 p.m. Friday, David Shiener’s 21st birthday celebration was under way. He and 10 of his friends had arrived at Ukai Hibachi Grill and Sushi Bar, and with the first round of drinks underway, the group was prepared for the authentic hibachi experience.

COMMENTARY

Tactful use of new technology a must

Technology has gone too far. For more than a century, that’s been the cry of the luddites of the world. Yet even as modern society rejects the call to arms, it still seems to have struck enough of a chord to become a prevailing theme in our popular culture. The Fox network alone has two primetime shows centering around the theme.

COMMENTARY

Frugal habits will ease impact of banking crisis

The economy of the United States took a stunning body blow Monday when storied Wall Street firms Lehman Brothers and Merrill Lynch both failed in different ways — Lehman Brothers Holding Inc. was forced to file Chapter 11 bankruptcy and Merrill Lynch & Co. sold itself for pennies on the dollar to Bank of America Corp. — even as American International Group Inc. and Washington Mutual teetered on the brink of collapse.